Parks

Update: The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore needs your help to raise funds from BMW of USA!  Spread the word, like an image and help raise up to $10,000 for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore without giving a dime! (AND NOW the Dunes will...

NIRPC and South Shore Trails are proud to present “Building Trails – From Me to WE” on Wednesday, September 26th at 7pm. The event will take place at the Trek Bicycle Store in Schererville. This event aims to inform and involve the public in...

Beginning this week, the Mitch Markovitz poster entitled, “Lake Michigan” is available for purchase through the Dunes National Park Association (DNPA) website for $30. The poster, a reproduction of an original Markovitz painting created for the...

Last weekend patrons of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore -- adults and children alike-- were excited to meet Smokey the Bear. After a grand entrance, arriving at the fire station on a National Park fire truck, Smokey visited with people taking...

The Inaugural La Porte Night Bicycle Ride will take you on a leisurely 10-mile starlit bike ride of La Porte. Please note this is not a race. All participants must wear a helmet and have a headlight on their bike. Participants under the age of 10...

Picture this- a hot summer day where about 150 individuals gather together to run or walk in support of their local zoo and its workers. That is exactly what happened at the Washington Park Zoo on Saturday morning. Even though the sun was ever...

The Washington Park Zoo in Michigan City provides LaPorte County residents with a fun, unique and affordable option for family entertainment each summer.  The zoo hosted its annual Zoofari on Saturday to raise money for the Rebuild Washington...

After two years of hard work, we are excited to announce that last Tuesday, May 22, marked the official launch of the Dunes National Park Association (DNPA), a nonprofit whose mission is to preserve, protect and promote Indiana Dunes National...

Porter County Parks and Recreation, Grow NWI offer community garden project Last year, a plot of land was set aside to begin a Community Garden at Sunset Hill Farm County Park. A handful of volunteers worked on it throughout the summer, and made sure...

Richard Riley has been appointed to the Indiana Dunes Tourism Board of Directors. Riley was appointed by Porter County Commissioner John Evans. Riley is the second new board member added for 2012, joining Scott Tuft, whose appointment by Valparaiso...